Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
| Men's bantamweight freestyle wrestling at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| Light flyweight | men | |
| Flyweight | men | |
| Bantamweight | men | |
| Featherweight | men | |
| Lightweight | men | |
| Welterweight | men | |
| Heavyweight | men | |
The bantamweight was the third lightest freestyle wrestling weight class held as part of the Wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. 7 wrestlers, all from the United States, competed.
Bantamweights had to be less than 56.7 kilograms.
Results
Louis Strebler and J. M. Cardwell were allowed to fight for the bronze medal as they both lost in this tournament against the gold medalist Isidor Niflot.
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 Milton Whitehurst (USA) |
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| Frederick Ferguson (USA) |
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| Milton Whitehurst (USA) |
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| August Wester (USA) |
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| August Wester (USA) |
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| Charles Stevens (USA) |
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| August Wester (USA) |
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| Isidor Niflot (USA) |
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| Isidor Niflot (USA) |
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| Louis Strebler (USA) |
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| Isidor Niflot (USA) |
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| J. M. Cardwell (USA) |
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| J. M. Cardwell (USA) |
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| Bye | |||||||||
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.
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